[pct-l] Dehydrated v freezedried

[David Thibault]

dicentra is being very modest.  If you are hiking this year and planning to
mail yourself any parcels check out her website.  I used a lot of recipes
from there last year with great success.  Most of her recipes were very easy
to put together and didn't require much dehydrating.

I recommend her book also - again lots of great recipes.

In Oregon I had  a great meeting with a southbound couple.  When we
introduced ourselves they knew who I was and said they wanted to thank me.
They had read my journal and found links to Dicentra site (and the freezer
bag cooking site) and had made up a bunch of meals.  They were so happy to
be having really good meals on the trail they just gushed over with thanks
for pointing them to Dicentra's site.

 I felt I was able to eat very well.  The only meals I got tired of were the
ones I bought in resupply places that had limited selection (small towns
that had just okay resupply).

I really liked these from onepanwonders:

Bacon Mushroom and Sun Dried Tomato Pasta
Spinach Linguine with Salmon Lemon and Dill
Black Eyed Peas and Rice
Simply Sweet and Spicy Tuna Couscous
Bacon Polenta   (a new hiking staple for me)

Golden Breakfast Bulgur* *(my favorite trail breakfast - let soak for 1/2
hour then eat - no cooking required)*
*Cherry Pecan Bulgur


Day-Late


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> From: dicentra <dicentragirl at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Dehydrated v freezedried
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> Neat idea! I think I'm going to put this on my blog as well. :)
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> Freeze dried:
> Can be expensive, especially if buying in large quantities.
> may disinegrate upon rehydration
> meats rehydrate better than dehydrated
> cannot do at home
> sometimes hard to find in stores
> sometimes limited choices (unless looking online etc)
> very little work required if buying whole meals
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> Dehydrated
> can do at home - dehydrator or oven
> can take advantage of clearance sales, freebies?or discarded
> fruit/vegetables (I often get veggies for free that the?farm stand cannot
> sell because they are beyond their prime - or home grown fruit) Free food!
> ingredients may not rehydrate well - especially corn, green beans
> possibilities are endless - dried artichokes, kiwi chips anyone?
> can dry dinner leftovers or restuaunt take out for trail meals
> a lot of choices available if you do not want to dry things yourself
> can make large batches of meals in a relatively small amount of time
> can make unusual ingredients (bamboo rice, quinoa, millet, split peas,
> lentils...) "instant" by pre-cooking then drying
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> I use a combination of freeze dried ingredients (beef, corn, green beans,
> peas) and home dried (chicken, rice, vegetables, fruits) as well as some
> store bought items (potato slices, sun dried tomatoes, coconut creme powder,
> peanut sauce powder...).
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> It all just depends on how much effort, time and money you want to put into
> what you are making.
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> I'm looking forward to?reading what others have to say on the subject. :)
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> ~Dicentra
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> http://www.onepanwonders.com?~ <http://www.onepanwonders.com?%7E>Backcountry Cooking at its Finest
> http://www.freewebs.com/dicentra
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